Joan Aus

I am originally from Sherman Oaks, California and moved to North Dakota with my husband, Jon and my two wonderful boys. We love the quality of life here in Valley City and the quaint, old world charm of the town. The campus shares the same Norman Rockwellian feel and is a true learner-centered college.

I am currently the Director of the English Language Learner (ELL) program, as well as a full-time professor in the Department of Education. My fields of specialty are ELL pedagogical methods as well as multicultural education, and my areas of research include monolingual English and bilingual instruction for ELLs. My doctorate is in Education with an emphasis in the teaching and learning of culturally and linguistically diverse students. Prior to teaching in higher education I was an English language arts ELL teacher.

Office Location:	McFarland Hall 327A
Division	School of Edu. & Graduate Studies
Email:	joan.aus@vcsu.edu
Office Phone:	701-845-7428

Summer 2013 Semester Courses

Course Name	Course Title	Section
EDUC 464	Practicum in ELL Classroom	1
EDUC 673	Found of Bilingual Ed	1
EDUC 693	ELL Teaching Practicum	1